Electric Lady Sessions
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| Electric Lady Sessions | ||||
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| Released | February 8, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | January 19–21, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady (New York City) | |||
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| Length | 68:15 | |||
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| Producer | James Murphy | |||
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| Singles from Electric Lady Sessions | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[6] |
Electric Lady Sessions is a live in-studio album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released on February 8, 2019, through DFA and Columbia Records. It was recorded over a three-day span at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan, New York, during their American Dream Tour. The session featured a twelve-song setlist that included covers of songs by Heaven 17, Chic, and the Human League.
Prior to any announcement of the album's release, the band had a Spotify Singles release on September 12, 2018, featuring live performances of their American Dream song "Tonite", their This Is Happening song "Home", and a cover of Chic's 1978 song "I Want Your Love", which had been in the band's live setlist rotation during their tour.[7] Following the release, band member Al Doyle revealed on Twitter that the band performed a session at Electric Lady Studios and that there would be more music from the session, including covers, released in the future.[8] On November 2, the band released a cover of Heaven 17's 1981 song "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" along with a confirmation that they would be releasing a live album, titled Electric Lady Sessions, at some point in the future.[9] The band revealed the album's details and made it available for pre-order on January 11, 2019.[10]
Electric Lady Sessions was released on February 8, 2019, through DFA Records and Columbia Records. It was made available on digital platforms[11] and on vinyl. The vinyl release features two 180-gram 12-inch vinyl records housed in a gatefold package.[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seconds" (The Human League cover) |
| 5:09 |
| 2. | "American Dream" | James Murphy | 6:03 |
| 3. | "You Wanted a Hit" |
| 7:54 |
| 4. | "Get Innocuous!" |
| 6:17 |
| 5. | "Call the Police" |
| 6:40 |
| 6. | "I Used To" |
| 4:39 |
| 7. | "Tonite" |
| 5:44 |
| 8. | "Home" | Murphy | 6:03 |
| 9. | "I Want Your Love" (Chic cover) | 4:16 | |
| 10. | "Emotional Haircut" |
| 5:15 |
| 11. | "Oh Baby" | Murphy | 6:10 |
| 12. | "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" (Heaven 17 cover) | 4:05 | |
| Total length: | 68:15 | ||
Personnel
Personnel adapted from Tidal[13] and album liner notes.[14]
LCD Soundsystem
- James Murphy – lead vocals (tracks 1–8, 10 and 11), backing vocals (tracks 9 and 12), piano (track 9), bells (tracks 4 and 8), cowbell (tracks 4 and 12), timpani (track 4), guitar (track 12), synthesizer
- Pat Mahoney – drums (all tracks), backing vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 and 12)
- Al Doyle – backing vocals (tracks 3-5, 7, 8, 10 and 12), lead vocals (track 1), guitar (tracks 3–10), percussion, synthesizers (1, 2, 11 and 12), electric piano
- Nancy Whang – backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 7, 8 and 10), lead vocals (tracks 4, 9 and 12), piano (track 4), synthesizer (tracks 2, 3, 5–8, 10 and 11)
- Rayna Russom – backing vocals (3, 7, 10 and 12), lead vocals (track 9), synthesizers (all tracks), percussion
- Tyler Pope – bass guitars (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8–10 and 12), bass synthesizers (tracks 4, 7 and 11)
- Matt Thornley – synthesizers (tracks 7 and 11), guitars (tracks 3 and 5), glockenspiel (track 2), cowbell (tracks 7 and 9), bells (tracks 8 and 9), MPC
- Korey Richey – tambourine (track 9), drums (track 10), piano (tracks 3, 5, 6 and 10), synthesizers (track 2), glockenspiel (track 11), backing vocals (tracks 3–5, 7, 8, 10 and 12)
Technical personnel
- James Murphy – production, recording, mixing
- Beatriz Artola – recording
- Korey Richey – recording, photography
- Gosha Usov – recording assistance
- Bob Weston – mastering
